LAS VEGAS — Kelsey Plum scored 34 factors and the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Indiana Fever, 88-69, in entrance of the fifth-largest crowd in WNBA historical past on Tuesday night time.
With an introduced gathering of 20,366, the biggest regular-season crowd at a WNBA sport since 1999, the two-time defending champion Aces gained their fifth straight.
A’ja Wilson added 28 factors and 9 rebounds, whereas Jackie Younger had 15 factors and 10 assists. Kiah Stokes added 12 rebounds.
Indiana’s All-Star contingent of Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark mixed to attain 54 factors — 78.2 p.c of the crew’s scoring.
All three have been named to the WNBA All-Star crew that can play the U.S. Olympic crew in Phoenix on July 20.
Plum, Wilson, Younger and Chelsea Grey are all on Group USA.
Mitchell led the Fever with 23 factors, whereas Clark completed with 13 factors and 11 assists and Boston chipped in with 18 factors and 11 rebounds.
NaLyssa Smith had 14 rebounds for Indiana.
The Fever did their finest to duplicate their comeback on Sunday, after they rallied from 15 right down to beat Phoenix. After falling behind by as a lot as 11 early within the third quarter, the Fever rode the new hand of Clark to attract nearer.
After a dismal first half, Clark got here within the third, hitting 3 of 5 from the ground whereas additionally keying a 12-6 run to start out the quarter.
The Fever trailed by 4 heading into the ultimate quarter.
However the Aces opened the fourth quarter on a 14-0 run and by no means regarded again.
When Mitchell scored Indiana’s first factors of the fourth it was too late.
